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Security continues to be a huge pan-European challenge for governments and businesses harnessing the latest technologies. In this quarter's CW Europe, we feature two articles focusing on security in Europe and what authorities and IT firms are doing to reduce risks.

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This paper examines an accelerator for wealth management and Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, exploring how these technologies can help your company succeed in the face of digital disruption. Discover how these tools can boost CRM management, collaboration, analytics, and client onboarding.

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This white paper covers the current state of model risk management (MRM) for financial firms, as well as posits some ideas about what the future of financial modeling is going to look like. Inside you'll learn about the impact that new regulatory developments for banks has had on MRM, 5 important new features of modeling technology, and more.

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Read this case study to determine how Alliant Credit Union automated analysis of fraud-related patterns and trends in real time, by consolidating all machine data from IT events and financial transactions on one SIEM platform.

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To succeed in today's hyper-competitive market, you need to understand how your customers think and act. Access this white paper to gain 5 key findings and get a full view of financial services customers.

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This infographic succinctly lays out the state of affairs for IT security in the financial industry. Access now to see exactly how finance stacks up against other industries when it comes to securing users, applications, and infrastructure.

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RBC, a large financial services institution, wanted to improve customer relations while reducing the number of calls coming into its contact centers. Access this case study to learn how they implemented virtual agents across their banking, direct investing, and insurance websites to enhance the customer experience and improve their bottom line.

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Learn how financial services IT provider RFA leveraged scale-out, all-flash arrays to decrease storage performance issues by 100% and deliver near-instantaneous transaction processing to clients. Read on to integrate this appliance with high load apps, as well as with VMware and Microsoft SQL.

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A key drawback of the Basel framework is its focus on historical capital adequacy, which does not help assess the impact of stress events on banks. Learn about how banks need an appropriate system to combine compliance with these risk-based capital adequacy regulations.

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Access this webpage to register for a virtual finance forum from IBM. Find out how you can apply cognitive analytics to improve financial and operational performance management during this free, two-part keynote session.

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Discover 10 key capabilities that can make your financial management system and processes an asset to global expansion. From finding and retaining the right talent to managing complex tax structures, your choices should enable you to easily handle the challenges of expanding your business globally.

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This article in our Royal Holloway Security Series demonstrates how actionable data can be extracted from banking malware and how it can be used to defend against highly damaging cyber attacks from organised criminal gangs.

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Where is the banking industry now with having enterprise-wide capabilities to rapidly and accurately understand their risk exposures? Tap this paper to find out. Plus, explore how you can leverage a power engine, visual analytics, and event stream processing to gain a single view of market risk and access insights faster.

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The new standardized model from The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) will have a massive impact on all financial institutions, and is already creating compliance challenges. Uncover an innovative, cost-effective route to improving data quality and gaining regulatory compliance. Discover the technology that will simplify implementation.

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Even in today's unforgiving economic climate, many forward-thinking financial services companies like Deloitte and State Farm are tackling fast-paced digital innovation. See how the key needs of banking and insurance overlap and glean helpful insights into how you can increase operational efficiency and enhance the customer experience.

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Finance is at the heart of the digital business, but the financial processes and technology platforms that have been utilized in the last 20 years aren't agile enough for the digital economy. Access this white paper to explore a modern approach to managing critical processes like planning and analysis, risk management, compliance, and more.

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This resource portal provides quick links to case studies of how banking companies transformed to deliver excellent customer service while attaining world class performance. Access now and discover ways to prepare for digital generations.

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Are you looking to update your Financial Performance Management and analytics capabilities? Access this resource to uncover strategies that will enable you to anticipate performance gaps, analyze root causes, and assess alternatives. Find out how you can improve decision-making, implement profitability modeling, and more.

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In this case study, explore the customer and technical challenges a Fortune 100 investment bank faced, and the data platform the firm leveraged to help solve them. Tap into the benefits they are now receiving, and learn how you can better support big data initiatives, scale dramatically, respond to queries faster, and more.

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Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is about to experience explosive growth due largely to cloud computing as well as exploratory and predictive analytics. Explore this comprehensive guide to learn about the booming growth that's about to happen in FP&A and prepare to take advantage of it.

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As market conditions continue to shift, it's more important than ever to minimize time spent managing data. Discover real-time analytics that allow you to link operational changes to financial results, so you can identify and influence key drivers of costs, sales, and revenue.

FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): CISP (Cardholder Information Security Program) and PCI (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) are specifications developed and used by credit card companies for the purpose of ensuring and enhancing the privacy and security of financial data.CISP was authored by Visa USA and mandated in 2001. The requirements of CISP apply to all enterprises that handle Visa cardholder information and payment channels, including: Brick-and-mortar transactions Mail-order transactions Telephone transactions Online transactionsPCI, mandated under CISP in 2004 and co-developed by Visa USA and MasterCard, defines an expanded set of requirements for the protection of credit-card information, including encryption, access control, physical security and operational audits. This standard requires that public networks and Web sites be tested frequently and regularly for compliance by a certified auditor.Financial Services Industry definition sponsored by SearchFinancialSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary

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